This week on New Hampshire Business, Fred Kocher sits down with three Nashua business professionals to discuss a new plan NashuaHub is launching.

This week on New Hampshire Business, Fred Kocher sits down with three Nashua business professionals to discuss a new plan NashuaHub is launching.

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Updated: 8:06 AM EDT May 22, 2016

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WEBVTT >> WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE'S BUSINESS. I'M FRED KOCHER. SOME NASHUA BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS HAVE LAUNCHED A PLAN TO GENERATE 5,000 JOBS IN 11 YEARS. YOU'RE GOING TO MEET THEM IN JUST A MINUTE. HERE IS THE SPACE I'M TALKING ABOUT, IT'S THE NASHUA HUB WHERE BUSINESS DREAMS BECOME REAL. 2000 SQUARE FEET OF WORK SPACE THAT'S LEASED AND SHARED AND DESIGNS FOR PROJECTS AND MONTHLY RENT $150. ACCESS TO FREE PARKING, THEIR VISION, SUPPORT $250 BUSINESSES AND CREATE 5,000 JOBS. WITH ME TO TALK ABOUT THIS, THE THREE NASHUA PROFESSIONALS, THEY ARE CHRIS WILLIAMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NASHUA HUB AND FORMER EXECUTIVE OF THE CHAMBERMENT BRIAN KEGAN OF THE HUB AND MANAGING PARTNER OF VELOCITY PERFORMANCE. AND JAY JACOBS THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. >> GOOD TO BE HERE. >> AND LET ME ASK BRENDAN, 5,000 JOBS IN 11 YEARS? >> DO YOU THINK THERE IS THE CAPACITY, NOT THE CAPACITY, BUT THE INTEREST IN NASHUA, IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO DO THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE SUPPORTING 250 BUSINESSES OVER THE NEXT 11 YEARS, WITH THOSE 250 BUSINESSES EACH CREATING JOBS WE FEEL THAT 5,000 IS VERY MUCH WITHIN REACH. >> REALLY? >> WE'VE GOT SPACE FOR 12 COMPANIES. THE GOAL IS THEY GRADUATE, DON'T COME AND STAY. THEY START, INCUBATE, HENCE AN INCUBATOR AND LOVE ON TO THEIR OWN SPACE AND CREATE JOBS. >> NOW, YOU'VE PUT 150,000. LET' LOOK AT PICTURES HERE. HERE IS THE WORK SPACE YOU'VE CREATED IN DOWNTOWN NASHUA. TWO PICTURES OF THE WORK SPACE, HERE IS ONE, THIS IS $150,000 AND YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING TO GET ANYTHING BACK, ARE YOU? >> NO, WE'RE NOT. BRENDAN AND I ARE NATIVES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WE'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF MENTORS AND OTHER FOLKS HELPING US IN OUR CAREERS BE SUCCESSFUL. SO, AN INCUBATOR IS THE MODERN WAY OF LAUNCHING BUSINESSES, GETTING THEM STARTED, SO, WE LOOK AT IT AS A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, KEEP NASHUA VIBRANT AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE VIBRANT AND BRING THEM BUSINESSES HERE AND INVEST IN NASHUA. >> NOW, IF I COME TO YOU WITH A BUSINESS IDEA, NOW, HOW DOES IT WORK? WHAT DO YOU GIVE ME, CHRIS? >> WELL, YOU MOVE INTO SPACE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CHEAP SPACE TO WORK OUT OF, NUMBER ONE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR WI-FI AND PARKING PROVIDED TO YOU, CONFERENCE MEETING SPACE, ET CETERA. WHAT IS MEET YOU'VE GOT TWO OTHER DYNAMICS, LOCAL COMPANIES PARTNERING AS SPONSORS WHO ARE PROVIDING A DISCOUNT OR SERVICE THAT'S RELEVANT TO A START-UP AND A SECOND DYNAMIC WITH PROGRAMS OCCURRING, MIXERS AND MINGLERS SO PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY NETWORKING WITH EACH OTHER AND BRINGING IN SPEAKERS AND EXPERTS ON CERTAIN TOPICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO A START-UP AS WELL. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING BESIDES JUST A NICE DESK TO WORK AT. >> WHO ELSE IS PART OF THIS? YOU'VE GOT BUSINESSES IN NASHUA THAT ARE PART OF THIS? >> WE DO, THERE ARE 16 COMPANIES SPONSORS AND PARTNERS WITH US NOW. AND FIVE TENANTS. >> FIVE TENANTS? >> CORRECT, WE'RE AT FIVE TENANTS NOW AND WE TRY TO CREATE AN ECO SYSTEM. WE WANT THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR IDEA AND BE SUCCESSFUL. WE WANT THEM TO PROVIDE THE SPACE AND LAWYERS, ACCOUNTANTS, PRINT COMPANIES, TO WRAP AROUND THEM SO WE CAN HELP THEM GET JUMP STARTED AS OPPOSED TO THEM SPENDING TIME FINDING THE SERVICES. WE FOUND THEM AT A DISCOUNTS. >> I WOULD THINK AFTER THIS INTERVIEW WHICH GOES ACROSS THE STATE AND INTO MASSACHUSETTS, CHRIS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLING YOU. YOU HAVE A WEBSITE? >> WE DO, NASHUA HUB.COM. >> IT'S IT, SIMPLE AND EASY THERE. >> YOU'VE GOT FIVE TENANTS NOW, YOU'VE GOT SOME KNOCKING ON THE DOOR? >> ABSOLUTELY, A LOT OF INTEREST. >> A LOT OF INTEREST ALREADY. WHAT KIND OF IDEAS, SOME OF THEM? >> OUT OF THE FIVE TENANTS SO FAR WE'VE GOT A COUPLE WHO ARE SPECIALIZED IN SEO AND SEM DIGITAL MARKETING AND A SEIB H -- CYBER SECURITY COMPANY AND SPORTS MEMORABILIA COMPANY THAT SIGNED ON. YOU'RE SEEING DIVERSE. >> IT IS. AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR POINT ACROSS. CHRIS WILLIAMS, NATIONAL HUB,

NH Business: NashuaHub launching new plan

This week on New Hampshire Business, Fred Kocher sits down with three Nashua business professionals to discuss a new plan NashuaHub is launching.